Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-12

Status

Success

Starlink Group 10-12

Launch Time
Tue Feb 18, 2025 23:21 UTC

First booster landing within The Bahamas, following an agreement allowing SpaceX to land boosters within Bahamian territorial waters in exchange for an exhibit showcasing SpaceX hardware and its spacesuit, in addition to Starlink connectivity in several locations for schools and first responders.

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $69.75 million

Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Just Read the Instructions

B1080

Flight #16

36 day turnaround

427th Falcon recovery attempt

413th successful Falcon recovery

69th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Starlink Group 10-12

SpaceX launch of a batch of Starlink v2-mini satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit internet satellite constellation.

Payloads: 23

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2025

34th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

455th mission

21st mission of 2025

448th successful mission

85th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

439th mission

21st mission of 2025

435th successful mission

84th consecutive successful mission